I host the REI Partners Meetup, and its a fantastic place to meet potential partners. 

I appreciate the reply, that would be fantastic!

It does have it's downfalls and it quite out of date, but my current tenant is from FF and is fantastic.

And while it might not be attractive to all real estate investors, I believe it can be a fantastic way to start to build experience, build profit/cash flow and establish yourself as a STR professional in your market and then use that to build a co-hosting/management business and work with investors that want to you use their knowledge and expertise to partner on projects.Point is, don't believe everything everyone says about what is "bad" and what is "good".

If you’re working with a lower budget, say $100-$150k, Cleveland could be a fantastic option.

Renters insurance price will vary depending on the value of the renters' personal possessions (furniture, clothing, artwork, jewlry, etc... whatever the renter chooses to have the policy cover) in the rental  the liability amount will be added to that base. 

Fantastic so far.

Certain pockets of Indianapolis are fantastic.

If you're interested in that, the booking software I use is called OwnerRez and it's better than fantastic.

If you're open to exploring other markets, Ohio has some fantastic opportunities.